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Rooster Teeth Productions Sets its Humorous Sights on The Sims 2

Rooster Teeth Productions is the group responsible for the "Red vs. Blue" series of Halo movies. "Filmed" entirely on networked Xboxes and featuring hysterical voice-over work and a plotline better than most of network television, Red vs. Blue rapidly gained a cult following. The movies have been running since April 1, 2003, and DVDs are even available for each of the "seasons."

Sims 2 seems like a natural fit for the team, since the characters are so customizable and they can "build their own sets." The title's advanced gameplay mechanics, endless creative possibilities, and all-new movie-making feature all lend themselves perfectly to Rooster Teeth's Strangerhood project.

"We are excited to see what the talented filmmakers at Rooster Teeth Productions will do with our new in-game movie making tool," said Lucy Bradshaw, Executive Producer of The Sims 2. "The movies we've seen from them so far are amazing. We look forward to showing players out there just how much you can do with our game. The possibilities are endless."

Rooster Teeth's founder Burnie Burns lauds The Sims 2 movie making feature as "an addictive cutting edge gaming advancement that opens the world of movie production to the masses by allowing anyone to start shooting movies with the touch of a button". He adds, "That while original The Sims fans got their first taste of the Machinima movement by using 1st generation capture features, In The Sims 2, players can capture any camera angle, build wild and outlandish sets, create an enormous custom wardrobe and even modify a character's facial features like a special effects master. The Sims 2 is an amazing technological advancement."

Rooster Teeth will create a series of films called Strangerhood centered on a group of eclectic characters all suffering from amnesia. For reasons unknown to them, they have been gathered together in a mysteriously remote suburban neighborhood. Throughout the season, the characters will attempt to figure out who they are, why they have been brought together, how they can live with each other and just exactly who is behind this bizarre experiment.